Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination, expected to be settled beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Fair Value (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Oct. 19, 2018	Nov. 17, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration	$ 3,470,000			$ 3,470,000		$ 9,157,000
Decrease (increase) in the fair value of contingent consideration	0		$ (64,000)	5,687,000	$ (127,000)
Bantam Bagels [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration	3,470,000			3,470,000		9,157,000	$ 8,000,000.0
Decrease (increase) in the fair value of contingent consideration	0	$ 5,700,000	$ (64,000)	5,687,000	$ (127,000)
Angelic [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of contingent consideration	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0		$ 13,900,000